Reportedly relentless rains continued to hammer at least nine states killing over 100 people and displacing lakhs. kerala and Karnataka were facing a grim situation on Saturday as death toll due to floods and landslides triggered by incessant rains climbed to 83, while over four lakh people were evacuated in Maharashtra and 19 lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Gujarat. Meanwhile at least 12 have died so far in Maharashtra where water level was starting to recede in Sangli and Kolhapur districts, the worst hit by the flood fury. Over 5,000 NDRF personnel have been pressed into rescue and relief operations.
Furthermore kerala is worst hit with reports of 45 deaths over the past three days, as rail and air services were hit and authorities scrambled to rescue people from low-lying and submerged areas. States have also sought the help of Army, Navy, Air Force as well as teams of local police and SDRF for the rescue efforts. The IMD had issued a red alert in seven kerala districts yesterday on August 10.
Moreover the india Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said that isolated places over Saurashtra, kutch, ghat areas of Tamilnadu, kerala, Mahe and Coastal and south Interior Karnataka are likely to receive very heavy rainfall on Sunday. Perhaps the department also stated that Uttarakhand, Gujarat region, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura and andaman and Nicobar Islands will also witness heavy downpour throughout the day.
